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A first-year algebra student's curiosity about factorials of negative numbers became a starting point for an extended discovery lesson into territory not usually explored in secondary school mathematics.

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Published in:The Mathematics teacher 2017-10, Vol.111 (2), p.104-110
Main Authors: Goldenberg, E. Paul, Carter, Cynthia J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic standards
Algebra
College mathematics
Curiosity
Equations (Mathematics)
Factorials
FEATURES
Integers
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical Logic
Mathematical notation
Mathematics
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Numbers
Professional Personnel
Real numbers
Secondary School Mathematics
Student diversity
Students
Teaching Methods
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Summary:A first-year algebra student's curiosity about factorials of negative numbers became a starting point for an extended discovery lesson into territory not usually explored in secondary school mathematics.
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/mathteacher.111.2.0104